Experience Design Tool List
MacOS
Sketch
- Vector drawing tool
- Storyboard creation
- Create visual mockups
- Data integration to design
- Highly upgradable
Highly recommended
MacOS, Windows
Adobe Photoshop
- Raster drawing tool
- Part of Creative Cloud
- Photo / Image editing.
There are better tools
MacOS, Windows
Adobe Illustrator
- Vector drawing tool.
- Part of Creative Cloud
- Storyboard/Mockup creation
Recommended
Web-based
Frontify
- Global style documentation
- Defining animation styles
- Defining text styles
- Defining patterns
Under review
Web-based
InVision
- Sharing visual designs
- Create clickable prototypes
- Design comments and approvals
- Inspect (style guides)
- User testing
Recommended
MacOS, Windows
Axure
- Vector based drawing
- Create clickable prototypes
- Communication/collaboration
- User journey maps
- Flow diagrams
There are better tools
Web-based
Figma
- Vector drawing tool
- Mockup Editing
- Share design elements
- Detailed design and CSS
Recommended
Web-based
Zeplin
- Share mockup detail design
- Inspect visual design CSS
- Generate Style guide
- Comment and discuss specs
InVision Inspect
Web-based
Mural
- Collaborative discussions
- Whiteboard
- Idea gathering and synthesis
- Collaborative voting
- Reusable Templates
Recommended
Web-based
Slack
- Threaded conversations.
- Manage multiple topics
- Chat and react
- File sharing and storage
Recommended
Web-based
Trello
- Project Management
- TO-DO lists
- Quick feedback
- Agile tasks and comments
Recommended
MacOS, Windows
Camtasia
- Screen recording.
- Create and edit videos.
MacOS, Windows, Linux
PHPStorm
- Software development tool.
- Used in creation of high fidelity prototypes.
Personal choice
MacOS
Hype
- CSS 3 animation creation tool
- Import sketch files
Under review
Web-based
Apteligent
- User metrics for mobile applications.
- Monitoring KPI's.
Web-based
Wave
- Assess sites for PwD warnings/compliance
More code oriented